for you. help you use that knowledge to navigate well in 2013. >>> here are the near-final figure y figures. one trader said to me we were lower friday because nobody wanted to go into the weekend long the market. now nobody wants to go short the market tonight in case they're able to get this deal done and vote on it in the next couple days. the dow at 13,106.98 to close out. the s&p up today. and a strong day for the nasdaq. up 2% right now at 3,019. >> certainly the market didn't seem to be particularly deterred by the news that john harwood just broke there, the fact it looks like no vote in the house tonight. which would mean technically we'd go over the cliff. but he still thinks a deal will be struck but just not tonight. 2012, check. it's in the books at least for the markets, that is. and while the clock keeps on ticking, no deal yet. what is an investor to do in the new year? >> edward pangin with us, james buckingham, rick santelli. everybody on board to pick apart what has just happened and what may happen going into the new year. what do you think? are you hopeful to ge